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View general and product specific tutorials for ControlByWeb products.
General

Overview of ControlByWeb® Products
This video highlights our products main features such as remote monitoring and control using our devices remotely controllable electrical relays, optically-isolated inputs, analog inputs, and other I/O options.

Establishing Communications with ControlByWeb Products
This video shows two different methods for establishing communications with a ControlByWeb product's web setup pages.

Introduction to CBW Mobile App
CBW Mobile is an iPhone app that integrates with ControlByWeb products. This video tutorial is a basic introduction of how to setup and access your devices on the app.

How to Setup Email Notifications on ControlByWeb products
ControlByWeb products can generate email messages, notifying the end user that a monitored action has just occurred. If you have not set this feature up, or have set it up incorrectly, you will not receive email notifications.

Setting up Gmail as your SMTP Server for Email Notifications
Recently, Google updated Gmail’s SMTP server settings. The steps below will walk you through the process for using Gmail as an SMTP service

BASIC Script Tutorial
BASIC scripts are supported on several ControlByWeb products. This tutorial assists in creating a custom BASIC script to do advanced logic tasks on ControlByWeb modules.

Reset Ethernet Device to Factory Defaults
This tutorial shows how to reset your ethernet device to factory defaults.

Reset Wi-Fi Device to Factory Defaults
This tutorial shows how to reset your Wi-Fi device to factory defaults.

Eliminate False Temperature Alarms
This tutorial explains how to eliminate false temperature alarms.

Add Remote Devices to Modules
This tutorial shows how to add remote devices to other ControlByWeb modules.

How to Send Email Notifications via Text Message
Learn how to convert email notifications into text messages through your cell phone carrier.

How To Communicate With A PLC Device
This tutorial shows how setup a PLC device to communicate with other ControlByWeb controllers.
Cloud

How to Create a ControlByWeb Cloud Account
This tutorial shows how to create a cloud account. You may then click on other tutorials showing you how to connect devices to the cloud.

Add Ethernet/Wi-Fi Devices to The ControlByWeb Cloud
Learn how to add ethernet devices to the cloud.

How to Add Cellular Device to the ControlByWeb Cloud
This tutorial shows how to add one of our cellular enabled devices to the cloud if you choose to do so.

How to Add Device Seats to the ControlByWeb Cloud
This tutorial shows how add device seats to the ControlByWeb Cloud. This step is required in order to connect ControlByWeb devices.
Product Specific
Wireless Products (XW-110, XW-111, etc.)

XW-110™ Setup Using DHCP & High and Low Email Alerts
In this video you will learn how to access the XW-110's setup pages, how to set it up on a network using DHCP, and how to configure it to send email alerts if the temperature exceeds a certain threshold. (Initial setup also applies to XW-111.)

XW-110™ Installation for Walk-in Freezers
In this video you will learn how to physically install the XW-110 with an external temperature sensor to wirelessly monitor a walk-in freezer.
Additional Resource:
View the XW-110 Installation & Setup Guide for Walk-in Freezers (0.3 MB)
Wireless Products Troubleshooting
Answers to common troubleshooting questions with ControlByWeb wireless products. This video covers troubleshooting connecting to your network, receiving email alerts and high/low temp alerts.
X-600 Series

X-600M™ Wiring and Installation
This X-600M video shows how to mount the X-600M to a DIN-Rail, how to wire it to a power supply, connect it to expansion modules, and connect it to your network.

Establishing Communications: Automatic Method
This video shows how to establish communications with the X-600M using the automatic method using DHCP and NetBIOS, and how to log into the setup pages.

Establishing Communications: Manual Method
This video shows how to establish communications with the X-600M using the manual method by temporarily assigning an IP address to a computer so that they are on the same network.

X-600M Basic Setup
This video explains the basics of configuring the X-600M along with the overall setup strategy.
SmartStorm

SmartStorm™ Basic Setup
This video explains the basics of configuring the SmartStorm Web Enabled Irrigation Controller.